View Full Version : Netflix volume problem in NXE?


alougher
11-23-08, 08:10 AM
Has anyone noticed any issues with volume when streaming Netflix movies? I use the L/R stereo outputs and notice that the volume is considerably weak during movie playback. My standard TV listening volume is about 8 and I have to set it to over 40 for Netflix movies, which can't be right. Is there additional console volume settings I'm forgetting?

Thanks.

Cynn
11-23-08, 12:33 PM
Same thing for me. Probably due to the low bitrate.

Slordak
11-24-08, 11:16 AM
Same thing for me. Probably due to the low bitrate.
Low bitrate equals low volume levels? Not hardly. In the digital world, a lack of bandwidth leads to quality problems like drop-outs or macro-blocking, not "the picture is dim" or "the audio volume is low". It's more likely to be a reference level problem with the way the material was encoded. Either that, or an incorrect expectation in terms of what the volume level should be. For example, Dolby Digital uses a lower reference volume, so folks will always have to turn the volume up when listening to such sources as compared to analog sources; this has been happening in the HDTV world for years now.